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Political parties

Nigeria

All Progressives Congress

Big tent / reformist conservatism

APC

Nigeria’s governing party since 2015. Campaigns on security, infrastructure and economic reform, and removed the long-standing fuel subsidy and multiple exchange rate system in 2023.

Founded
2013
Positions as of
2023 presidential election manifesto
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Removed the petrol subsidy and unified the exchange rate in 2023, the largest liberalisation in a generation.

  • Nation and the world

    Campaigns on internal security against insurgency and banditry as its central commitment.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

62

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

58

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

38

Evidence: Documented

Nation and the world

78

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

60

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

45

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Renewed Hope 2023: Action Plan for a Better Nigeria · All Progressives Congress · 2023
  • Constitution of the All Progressives Congress · All Progressives Congress